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Will Richmond Reject Monsanto's Roundup? The Case for Banning
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Will Richmond Reject Monsanto's Roundup? The Case for Banning Glyphosate
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29244-will-richmond-reject-roundup-the-case-for-banning-glyphosate
Jeff Ritterman, M.D., Truthout: On Tuesday, the Richmond, California, City Council will consider banning the use of all pesticides by city employees and contractors to protect its residents' health from glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monstanto's Roundup, which has been shown to cause fetal deaths and birth defects in animals and DNA damage in humans.
Should We Experiment With Climate Geoengineering?
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29247-should-we-experiment-with-climate-geoengineering
Rachel Smolker and Almuth Ernsting, Truthout: Climate geoengineering is not only no substitute for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but calls for more research into the technology, like solar radiation management and carbon dioxide removal, may actually result in leaders pursuing strategies already deemed energy intensive, expensive and ecologically risky.
Dean Baker | Trade Crazy: The Push for Fast-Track Trade Authority
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29238-trade-crazy-the-push-for-fast-track-trade-authority
Dean Baker, Truthout: Anything is fair game when the political establishment wants to pass major trade agreements like NAFTA or the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). At such times, we see respectable Washington types making pronouncements bearing so little relationship to reality they would cause Sarah Palin to cringe.
Ellen Brown | Swimming With the Sharks: Goldman Sachs, School Districts and Capital Appreciation Bonds
http://truth-out.org/news/item/29241-swimming-with-the-sharks-goldman-sachs-school-districts-and-capital-appreciation-bonds
Ellen Brown, The Web of Debt Blog: Remember when Goldman Sachs sold derivatives to Greece so the government could conceal its debt, then bet against that debt, driving it up? It seems that the ubiquitous investment bank has also put the squeeze on California and its school districts.
White House Brainstorms Netanyahu Snubs: Will Administration Play Its Trumps?
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/29259-white-house-brainstorms-natanyahu-snubs-will-administration-play-its-trumps
Robert Naiman, Truthout: Does the Obama administration really want to give Benjamin Netanyahu the "cold shoulder" treatment? Then, it should give him a display of what his world would look like without US diplomatic protection for his policies in the West Bank.
The Conservative Attempt to Rewrite the United States' Progressive History
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/29270-the-conservative-attempt-to-re-write-our-progressive-history
The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program: Name a great achievement in US history and conservatives were against it. This is the real reason why conservatives are going absolutely bonkers about the AP US history curriculum. They're worried that if young people study real history, students will realize that the right-wing has been resistant to the last 200-plus years of progress.
New Silk Roads and the Chinese Vision of a Brave New (Trade) World
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29239-new-silk-roads-and-the-chinese-vision-of-a-brave-new-trade-world
Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch: Under President Xi Jinping, Beijing is fast closing the gap on Washington in terms of economic firepower, and yet its global investment offensive has barely begun. Singapore's former foreign minister sees the newly emerging world order as a solar system with two suns - the United States and China.
Shrouded in Secrecy and Lies, Dominion Builds Dangerous Gas Facility in Cove Point Neighborhood
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29248-shrouded-in-secrecy-and-lies-dominion-builds-dangerous-gas-facility-in-cove-point-neighborhood
Margaret Flowers, We Are Cove Point: There have been more than 200 arrests for blocking construction at Seneca Lake, and many from the group We Are Seneca Lake have served time in jail as a result. Still, they remain resolute in their opposition - and so will the people of We Are Cove Point.
Detroit Tax Foreclosure Is Crushing Families and Robbing County Funds
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29257-detroit-tax-foreclosure-is-crushing-families-and-robbing-county-funds
Patrick Sheehan, Occupy.com: The tax foreclosure crisis in Detroit is so dire that local activists compare it to Hurricane Katrina, calling it a "hurricane without water." One family's home was resold at auction for a fraction of their debt.
USDA Approves "Untested, Inherently Risky" GMO Apple
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29261-usda-approves-untested-inherently-risky-gmo-apple
Katherine Paul, Organic Consumers Association: On February 13, the US Department of Agriculture approved the first genetically engineered apple, despite hundreds of thousands of petitions asking the USDA to reject it. The USDA said the GMO apple "doesn't pose any harm to other plants or pests."
Hundreds of Refugees Dead in the Mediterranean, and Still Europe Won't Act
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29251-hundreds-of-refugees-dead-in-the-mediterranean-and-still-europe-won-t-act
Helen O'Nions, The Conversation: Abandoning the Mare Nostrum search-and-rescue mission in the Mediterranean for fear of encouraging illegal migration has undoubtedly contributed to more deaths and has done nothing to address a growing smuggling industry, thriving on desperation.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Millions Ripped Off by Payday Lenders, and More
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/29246-on-the-news-with-thom-hartmann-millions-ripped-off-by-payday-lenders-and-more
In today's On the News segment: Millions are being ripped off by payday lenders, and the United States Postal Service could put a stop to it; Georgia Republicans think that there hasn't been enough voter suppression; our nation's top law enforcement official says it's time to put an end to capital punishment; and more.
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Robert Naiman, Truthout:</strong> Does the Obama administration really want to give Benjamin Netanyahu the "cold shoulder" treatment? Then, it should give him a display of what his world would look like without US diplomatic protection for his policies in the West Bank.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KXFLcYc0FAKNMB%2FAa10n%2Fp%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=usaQ0ClD%2BMiPTCOlfcMr7Z%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>The Conservative Attempt to Rewrite the United States' Progressive History</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program:</strong> Name a great achievement in US history and conservatives were against it. This is the real reason why conservatives are going absolutely bonkers about the AP US history curriculum. They're worried that if young people study real history, students will realize that the right-wing has been resistant to the last 200-plus years of progress.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=RvWNbwELGAtxdsnsbfmicp%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>New Silk Roads and the Chinese Vision of a Brave New (Trade) World</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Pepe Escobar, TomDispatch:</strong> Under President Xi Jinping, Beijing is fast closing the gap on Washington in terms of economic firepower, and yet its global investment offensive has barely begun. Singapore's former foreign minister sees the newly emerging world order as a solar system with two suns - the United States and China.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=o%2BSE795KOQbkHu%2FLG8HtyJ%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Shrouded in Secrecy and Lies, Dominion Builds Dangerous Gas Facility in Cove Point Neighborhood</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Margaret Flowers, We Are Cove Point:</strong> There have been more than 200 arrests for blocking construction at Seneca Lake, and many from the group We Are Seneca Lake have served time in jail as a result. Still, they remain resolute in their opposition - and so will the people of We Are Cove Point.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=AQSrHU9erTrLwYu7poV7P5%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=kK674u88RSm1xbJUldv00J%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Detroit Tax Foreclosure Is Crushing Families and Robbing County Funds</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Patrick Sheehan, Occupy.com:</strong> The tax foreclosure crisis in Detroit is so dire that local activists compare it to Hurricane Katrina, calling it a "hurricane without water." One family's home was resold at auction for a fraction of their debt.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=Q5xqF78QdMA3lAgegXMFvZ%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=45dLzAxfFlDKPX%2FDZk2Br5%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>USDA Approves "Untested, Inherently Risky" GMO Apple</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Katherine Paul, Organic Consumers Association:</strong> On February 13, the US Department of Agriculture approved the first genetically engineered apple, despite hundreds of thousands of petitions asking the USDA to reject it. The USDA said the GMO apple "doesn't pose any harm to other plants or pests."</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=cgkXV4NErxyUnWnmgt8nmZ%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
<p style="margin: 0 0 0.2em;font-size: 110%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #570000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=2cti%2Fecv8AdQVgAHRWg0oHp%2FceEZXBwc"><strong>Hundreds of Refugees Dead in the Mediterranean, and Still Europe Won't Act</strong></a></p>
<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>Helen O'Nions, The Conversation:</strong> Abandoning the Mare Nostrum search-and-rescue mission in the Mediterranean for fear of encouraging illegal migration has undoubtedly contributed to more deaths and has done nothing to address a growing smuggling industry, thriving on desperation.</p>
<p style="margin: .2em 0 1em 2em;font-size: 90%;color: #454242 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a style="text-decoration: none; color: #910000" href="http://org2.salsalabs.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=pLvmCAJ0RnBWbc%2BYCf%2Fyop%2BgQHRyW0NY"><strong>Read the Article</strong></a> </p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1"><strong>In today's On the News segment:</strong> Millions are being ripped off by payday lenders, and the United States Postal Service could put a stop to it; Georgia Republicans think that there hasn't been enough voter suppression; our nation's top law enforcement official says it's time to put an end to capital punishment; and more.</p>
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